In Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus valley, the first urban settlements were built around irrigated farmland. Flooded terrace fields for rice, corn and quinoa accompanied the spread of civilization in East Asia and the Americas.
In 1965, American and Indian climbers secretly hauled a plutonium-powered generator to the Himalayas.
A person detained over the shooting that killed two students at Brown University was to be released, US officials said on Sunday, adding the manhunt had resumed for a suspect.
Kim Aris said he has not heard from his 80-year-old mother in years, and has received only sporadic, secondhand details about her heart, bone and gum problems since a 2021 military coup that deposed her government.
China will cover all out-of-pocket expenses related to childbirth next year, said the country's national healthcare security administration, as authorities try to incentivise more young couples to have children.
Australia Bondi Beach Shooting News LIVE Updates: At least 16 people, including a shooter, were killed, and as many as 42 others were hospitalised after 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram opened fire on a crowd in Sydney.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled that Ukraine could accept security guarantees from the US and Europe as a way to prevent future Russian aggression, and substitute for its long-term goal of joining NATO.
Days after the attack on an anti-Sheikh Hasina radical leader in Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus administration in Dhaka has sought India's help to arrest and hand over the shooters.
The father-son duo shot down the place during "Chanukah by the Sea," a Hanukkah festival organised by the local Jewish community.
At least 15people were killed, and scores of others were injured after two gunmen opened fire at the Sydney beach on Sunday.
Two gunmen who killed at least 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia were a father and son, police said on Monday.
The gunmen behind the deadly attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach have been identified as a father and son, a shooting that killed at least 15 people.
Chinese billionaires are turning to US-based surrogates to father children, leading to questions about citizenship laws and the largely unregulated surrogacy industry in the United States.
Michael Vaughan describes the fear, confusion and emotional aftermath of being just metres away from the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack in Sydney.
At least 16 people have been killed, and over 40 others, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia after two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration.
Gun licences cannot be in perpetuity, as people can be radicalised over time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said amid the conversation around arms control after two gunmen shot 15 people dead at a Jewish religious gathering
Brown University, mourning two students killed during a shooting rampage Saturday, sent students home and called off final exams, classes and assignments for the fall semester.
Sunday's shooting at Bondi Beach, which left 15 people dead, has shaken the country's long-standing faith in that gun control system - among the world's toughest and raised new questions about whether it remains fit for purpose.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty Monday on three national security charges, a conviction rights groups denounced as a death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub.
When Brown University junior Mia Tretta's phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn't be happening again.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the shooting that killed at least 15 people an 'act of evil'.
Thirty years on, Bosnia still lives with the legacy of ethnic cleansing, mass displacement and the Srebrenica genocide.
Hong Kong's highest court has found Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition and conspiring to collude with foreign powers.
James steered the Los Angeles Lakers to a narrow victory over the Phoenix Suns after blowing a 20-point lead.
Los Angeles mayor pays tribute to Reiner's 'creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice'.
Superstar quarterback expected to undergo surgery in the coming days and is out until the next NFL season.
Australia's PM says gun laws will be discussed by the national cabinet today after deadly shooting in Sydney.
Australia's Albanese says gun rules will be reviewed as Israel's Netanyahu weighs in on deadly attack at Hanukkah event.
The Gujarati town accounts for nearly 98 percent of India’s total and about a third of the global ship recycling volume.
Advocates have described the verdict as an 'unlawful' decision based on 'trumped-up national security charges'.
French superstar Kylian Mbappe scores on his return from injury to help Real Madrid to a crucial 2-1 win at Alaves.
Kast's victory is seen as part of a trend of right-wing victories across Latin America, including in Argentina.
The US has eased sanctions on Belarus after the close Russian ally freed more than 100 prisoners.
Al Jazeera takes a look at the third Ashes Test between Australia and England, which is being played in Adelaide.
The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curacao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York.
Paris says EU member states cannot vote on the trade agreement in its current state.
Media mogul Lai was arrested in 2020 under a national security law imposed by China.
Historian Alan McPherson tells Marc Lamont Hill how the US is carrying out a regime change campaign in Venezuela.
The US president says the economy and investment is booming, but data and living costs tell a different story.
Countries from New Zealand to Iran denounce mass shooting in Australia.
All our updates from our live text commentary stream as Kylian Mbappe's goal sets Real Madrid on their way at Alaves.
The Ukrainian president says Kyiv could drop its long-held ambition of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees.
Officials and social media users hailed bystander Ahmed al-Ahmed for disarming one of the attackers in a viral video.
Rhode Island officials say the arrested man was not connected to the shooting and they are still looking for the gunman.
Israel's genocidal campaign has left behind a reality that our starved bodies cannot survive.